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GL2 5HE

Podsmead · Gloucester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Podsmead
Local authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 5DN 26 m
GL2 5DT 117 m
GL2 5YB 117 m
GL2 5EE 152 m
GL2 5DQ 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 5HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5
Latitude
51.839669
Longitude
-2.268175
British National Grid easting
381,620
British National Grid northing
215,707

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Gloucester · E07000081
Electoral ward
Podsmead · E05010963
Parish or community
E43000067
Westminster constituency
Gloucester · E14001248
Output area
E00113529
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 009E · E01022333
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 009 · E02004644

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. The Altus School

    Pupil referral unit

    655 m

  2. Grange Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    800 m

  3. Meadowside Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
917
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 390
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Shoplifting 66
  • Other theft 61
  • Public order 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL2 5 residents
4,650

Age bands in GL2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

843 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

459 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

1,243 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,027 residents

Age 65 and over
16%

682 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    1.0 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    2.3 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    2.3 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    2.8 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    3.2 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    3.2 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    3.7 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    4.1 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • McDonalds

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles

  • Pearce Way

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles

  • McDonalds

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles

  • Pearce Way

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles

  • Meadows

    BCT · Hempsted

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 009E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,003 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Altus School is the nearest published school at 655 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

917 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 390 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.